# 115-hr-5807: SUD CARE Act

115-hr-5807, SUD CARE Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5807
- Congress: 115
- Title: SUD CARE Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2018-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Substance Use Disorder Coordination, Access, Recovery Enhancement Act of 2018 or the SUD CARE Act This bill increases the maximum number of patients that health care practitioners may initially treat with medication-assisted treatment (i.e., under a buprenorphine waiver), and also aligns federal privacy standards for substance use disorder patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2018-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6082: Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act
- 115-hr-5795: Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-3325: ACE Kids Act
- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)

## Sources
- [115-hr-5807 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5807)

## Related
- [115-hr-6082: Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6082)
- [115-hr-5795: Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5795)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
- [115-hr-3325: ACE Kids Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3325)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5807 (as of 2025-11-18).